Joan Guerrien's Obituary
Joan Marsh Guerrein, 88 of Huntersville, formerly of Columbia, SC, died December 10, 2015 after a brief illness. She was born on May 16, 1927 in Bradford, PA to the late Frank and Teresa Marsh.
Mrs. Guerrein was a graduate of Villa Maria College in Erie, PA with a B.S. degree in Home Economics. She taught adult education classes in sewing and home economics in New York and South Carolina. She and her family moved to Columbia, SC in 1972 and resided there until moving to Huntersville, NC in 2000. Before her retirement, she was the Librarian and Assistant Principal for twenty years at St. Joseph Catholic Elementary School in Columbia, SC. She was a member of Rotary Ann's and active in the Newcomers Club, Girl Scouts and PTO.
Survivors include her sons, Jerome and wife Jody of Orlando, FL and Mark of Atlanta, GA; daughter, Anne Dixon and husband Jack of Huntersville and grandchildren, Karla, Frank, Andrew and Thomas.
She is preceded in death by her husband of 67 years, Raymond.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 AM Tuesday, December 15 at St. Mark Catholic Church. The committal service will be private at Northlake Memorial Gardens.
Memorials may be made to the St. Jude's Children's Hospital (www.stjude.org) or the Alzheimer's Foundation (www.alzfdn.org).
James Funeral Home of Huntersville is serving the family. www.jamesfuneralhomeLKN.com
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